I recently heard from three different people in one week that their identities had been stolen. Each case was different, but the end result was the same. In one case, the person used their debit card to pay at a restaurant vs. a credit card. When someone is walking away with your card, they have all of the information they need on the back of the card to make purchases online. A credit card provides much more protection than a debit card does in cases of identity theft. Use your debit card sparingly. Another had to present their driver’s license at a medical office. Later that day, they received a call from the driver’s license office stating that someone was applying for a license in their name. This case did not go any further than that, but it could have been devastating. The third person has no idea where they may have gone wrong in the use of their credit to allow their identity to be stolen. We have to be careful as the crooks are way ahead of us. Here are some tips you can follow to protect yourself:Security Center Excerpts
TDAmeritrade Risk Management Dept.

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